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May 15, 2023 · By Thomas Slusser. tslusser@tribdem.com. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A restored version of the 1926 silent film “The Johnstown Flood” will premiere on May 28 in The State Theater of Johnstown, which ...
The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated Johnstown, PA. The flood killed 2,209 people but it brought the nation and the world together to aid the "Johnstown sufferers." The story of the Johnstown Flood reminds us all, "...that we must leave nothing undone for the preservation and protection of our brother men."
Oct 17, 2023 · The backdrop for the movie is the famous Johnstown, Pennsylvania flood of May 31, 1889 in which 2,208 died making it the worst American flooding disaster of the 19th century. However the flood itself only takes place in the last 15 minutes of the film with a 2 minute epilogue showing the hero and heroine after the town has been rebuilt.
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The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. The dam ruptured after several days of ...
May 31, 1989 · This DVD is called "The Johnstown Flood", but is really a short cut version of Len Cario's original full length Academy Award Winning movie, "The Johnstown Flood". Same name, different messages. The award winning movie was concerned with who was involved, who wasn't, and how it all could've been avoided in the first place.
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Dec 26, 2021 · The Johnstown Flood is a 1989 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim about the Johnstown Flood. David McCullough, author of the 1968 book, The Johnstown Flood, hosted the film. The film won the Oscar at the 62nd Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject.
Johnstown Flood. This is the story of one of the most devastating disasters in American history. The film chronicles the events leading up to and following the moment on May 31, 1889 when a private dam burst, unleashing 200 million tons of water into the city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Johnstown Flood uses never before seen images of ...
